February 10, 2019WORSHIP SERVICEFifth Sunday After Epiphany

MATINS

Pages 219-228

Pre-Service Music

Welcome

Opening Hymn"Hark the Voice of Jesus Crying"

Hymn 826

Invocation

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In the name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. ​Amen.

Prayer of the Day

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We pray. Almighty God... ​You have graciously called us to be Your children through faith in Christ Jesus, so now move in our hearts and open our lips to share Your gifts of grace with all around us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Confession and Absolution

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We pause for silent reflection as we come before God humbly confessing our sins and seeking His forgiving love in Christ Jesus.

(Silent reflection on God’s Word and our sin.)

Father, we know we do not deserve your loving, forgiving grace, yet we come to you as the only one who can restore in us the image of your goodness.Heavenly Father, Jesus commanded that we should “Love one another” as He has loved us. You have called us into families, communities, and congregations to show love to one another through compassionate care in every need. You have called your Church to serve as the “body of Christ”, supporting and assisting one another as we reach out in love to all people.

Father, we have not been faithful children living out Your call to witness to Jesus, Your Son, to every life we touch. We have failed to show the same love for others you have shown to us. We come to you for forgiveness in the name of Jesus. By your Holy Spirit’s power, renew in us a heartfelt desire to serve you and to show your love to all people. Help us to live in such a way that others may see your work in our lives and join us in praising your holy name. ​God is indeed a loving Father who desires to forgive and restore His children. We are God’s children through faith in Christ Jesus. God sent Jesus Christ to die for our sins, and for his sake God forgives our sins. You are among the redeemed of the Lord! You are forgiven in the name of Jesus (+).Amen!

The Old Testament Reading

Isaiah 6:1-13

1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ 10 Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” 11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said: “Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste, 12 and the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13 And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.” The holy seed is its stump.

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This is the Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

Psalm 138

(Spoken)

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I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.

On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of your mouth,

and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

The Epistle Reading

1 Corinthians 14:12b-20

12 Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. 13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

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This is the Word of the Lord.​Thanks be to God.

Hymn"I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus"

Hymn 729

The Holy Gospel

Luke 5:1-11

(Please join in reading the words of Jesus in bold print.)

1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on [Jesus] to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

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This is the Gospel of our Lord.​Praise be to Christ our Lord!

Children's Message

Pastor Carrier

Hymn of the Day"On Galilee's High Mountain"

Hymn 835

Sermon"To What Are We Called"

(Luke 5:1-11)

Apostle's Creed(Please stand)

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Prayer for the Church

The Lord's Prayer

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Our Tithes And Offerings Are Gathered

(Please be seated)

Offertory Hymn"Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart"

Hymn 806

Closing Collect

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​O Lord, Heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Keep us in Your care throughout the day, defend us from all dangers with Your almighty power and keep us from falling into any sin. Grant that all we do may be in line with Your will, that it may be just and pleasing in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.Amen.